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Is filtering a 7 man tablebase feasible?
Awarded Nov 3 at 2:07
Opening best move not used on top levels
Awarded Oct 31 at 12:47
Fabiano's Immortal - Chance of King move against running pawn?
Awarded Oct 29 at 18:57
Poor gambit for white
Awarded Oct 21 at 6:52
Chess notation without explicit capture
Awarded Sep 29 at 23:18
Maximum number of pseudolegal moves in position that might not be reachable from startpos
Awarded Sep 27 at 3:42
What is the correct puzzle in "Easy Endgame Strategies" diagram 34?
Awarded Sep 20 at 20:51
Just a simple opening, but I got brilliant. Why?
Awarded Sep 6 at 3:01
Games with Long Algebraic notation
Awarded Aug 27 at 13:15
Why do the rules allow resigning in drawn positions with insufficient mating material?
Awarded Aug 12 at 11:01
How to play a Grandmaster in a simultaneous?
Awarded Aug 6 at 12:42
Chess position illustrating an issue about castling privileges
Awarded Jul 15 at 10:20
When calculating, do you visualize in notation or not? [closed]
Awarded Jun 6 at 8:41
What was the fastest win between two grandmasters in an official tournament
Awarded Jun 5 at 22:10
Reserves and the Fixed Board Order at Olympiads
Awarded Jun 5 at 9:47
What pieces can deliver checkmate on an infinite board when considering the fifty move rule?
Awarded May 30 at 3:22
Timestamps aren't working on PGN in Lichess?
Awarded May 5 at 13:41
Zebra tours on a 10x10 board?
Awarded Apr 19 at 22:54
Understanding 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. Qa4+
Awarded Apr 16 at 15:58
Points ahead or behind
Awarded Apr 16 at 12:42
Why is sacrificing my bishop to capture a pawn considered the best move?
Awarded Apr 15 at 3:51
Queenside castling with the bishop crossing the path? valid or not? [duplicate]
Awarded Mar 31 at 13:37
is there a word or phrase for a position that is better against people than an engine?
Awarded Mar 26 at 10:56
How did the Omaha Gambit get its name?
Awarded Mar 20 at 15:08
Chess.com suggests moves that will lose my queen. Am I missing something?
Awarded Mar 13 at 19:10
Choosing not to promote [duplicate]
Awarded Mar 12 at 12:17
As a player who learned the game online, what mechanisms exist to help improve play over the board?
Awarded Mar 11 at 19:25
Would chess engine play differently if they were coded with Armageddon rules?
Awarded Mar 5 at 16:40
Does anyone know if the c6-Defense in the King's Gambit Accepted has been played the last years at a masters level?
Awarded Feb 26 at 15:16
Is there a chess variant where losing any piece is a loss?
Awarded Feb 21 at 5:34
Can a Bishop and some Knights force mate on an infinite board?
Awarded Feb 17 at 20:30
Why is gxh3 a mistake in this position?
Awarded Feb 16 at 16:41
Strategy centered on advancing pawns? [closed]
Awarded Feb 6 at 0:53
Why are there many Nf3 openings that lead to Bg2 fianchetto, but with e4 in the way of Bishop?
Awarded Jan 30 at 6:35
Why is it important for similar positions to generate vastly different hash values?
Awarded Jan 25 at 6:02
Searching games by chess positions
Awarded Jan 10 at 22:22
Why does the engine prefer a5 (pass pawn) over axb5 (pass pawn+win a pawn)?
Awarded Jan 6 at 15:03
Can this mate-in-1 position be reached legally?
Awarded Jan 4 at 18:40
Bug in Syzygy tablebases?
Awarded Dec 23, 2024 at 20:01
Endless looping in Minimax
Awarded Nov 28, 2024 at 1:10
How do serious players navigate a game?
Awarded Nov 20, 2024 at 12:55
Is black doomed?
Awarded Nov 10, 2024 at 16:36
How is it possible for the eval to reduce after playing the best move?
Awarded Oct 22, 2024 at 14:21
Why is Bc8 "interesting"? What's the plan for Black if this move was played?
Awarded Oct 20, 2024 at 4:15
Lichess puzzle #iuE9g
Awarded Oct 14, 2024 at 15:31
Is there a mate-in-three position where the two first moves of the winning side must be quiet to not delay the mate?
Awarded Oct 13, 2024 at 17:36
Can I possibly win in this kind of situation?
Awarded Sep 29, 2024 at 18:08
Do engines accurately represent their skill level?
Awarded Sep 17, 2024 at 8:40
SCID opening trainer - can't get it to re-start after successfully running it once
Awarded Sep 9, 2024 at 17:41
What happens when touching a piece which cannot make a legal move?
Awarded Aug 31, 2024 at 15:32
Chess.com AI says I lost opportunity to win queen but I can't see how
Awarded Aug 29, 2024 at 13:11
Is there any sequence of premoves that guarantees checkmate in this particular King + Queen vs King endgame?
Awarded Aug 13, 2024 at 19:07
Threefold repetition: what's the minimum number of pieces and/or material points required?
Awarded Aug 12, 2024 at 3:13
What is the greatest number of moves a game can be from a checkmate?
Awarded Aug 3, 2024 at 15:12
Python program for extracting games from PGN file based on tags (MacOS)
Awarded Jul 22, 2024 at 8:10
Why is Chess Position Trainer slow in Windows 11?
Awarded Jul 17, 2024 at 12:11
Why calculate magic numbers for bitboards rather than using the blocker bitboard as a key?
Awarded Jul 14, 2024 at 16:58
Where can one find a complete chess curriculum?
Awarded Jul 12, 2024 at 5:30
Best interesting chess engine?
Awarded Jun 30, 2024 at 19:32
Is Légal’s reported “psychological trick” considered fair play or unacceptable conduct under FIDE rules?
Awarded Jun 30, 2024 at 7:34
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